Discord leaks underline importance and complexity of signals intelligence

By Tom Rogan

Published April 14, 2023 7:24pm ET

Discord leaks underline importance and complexity of signals intelligence — A sign stands outside the National Security Administration (NSA) campus on Thursday, June 6, 2013, in Fort Meade, Md. Another release of declassified government surveillance documents is underway as part of an ongoing civil liberties lawsuit. The Obama administration published more than 1,000 pages of once-secret court opinions and National Security Agency procedures on the website of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Nov. 18, 2103. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) | Patrick Semansky

The government believes it has caught the person responsible for the intelligence leaks that made their way onto the Discord social media platform. That said, those leaks reemphasize the extraordinary importance of so-called “signals intelligence,” or SIGINT, in U.S. intelligence operations.